I left Reddit much too late. I guess some habits can be hard to break.
Btw I’m a non-binary trans person [they/she/he].
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5·3 days agoI don’t think far-right parties appeal to logic. I think they create a narrative that is based on feelings of fear, and then present themselves as the only solution to their imaginary problem. Something like that.
The Materson book was easy to find, which is great. The introductory course was a great idea, so I’ll try to find free online lectures and take it from there (I do have some background in math, so differential equations won’t be an issue). I’m pretty sure I won’t get everything, but I’ll get a better grasp. Well, an introductory grasp, that is and I’m fine with it. Thanks again for your input.
I understand and agree with what you say but I am a bit confused with the choice of article. The World Economic Forum (WEF) is a organisation where the literal economic elites meet (in Davos among other places) to talk about what to do to maximize their power and profits.
Of course their mission statement could be considered as inspiring, but I believe we should be vigilant. It’s just PR imo. They have similar statements from personalities we know of, from who we couldn’t get fooled anymore. An examples could be:
Thank you very much for taking the time to wright all the above. A lot has been clarified and you gave me input to further my quest. Btw do you have any recent book/documentary/etc to suggest on the topic for a non-scientist reader?
I will address some of the points you make.
After the Fukushima Daiichi accident, there has been an increasing preference for passive safety features in the nuclear power industry. To my understanding, it’s not that all modern designs include this feature. Not only that, there are many ways to implement it, with different evaluations on their effectiveness.
For the US nuclear waste I could suggest the following article:
Nuclear Waste Is Piling Up. Does the U.S. Have a Plan? | Scientific American | March 2023
The U.S., which led the way on managing nuclear waste in the 1980s and 1990s, has now fallen to the back of the pack. About 88,000 metric tons of spent nuclear fuel from commercial reactors remain stranded at reactor sites, and this number is increasing by some 2,000 metric tons each year. These 77 sites are in 35 states and threaten to become de facto permanent disposal facilities.
Finally I believe that
While nuclear champions claim that nuclear energy can work hand-in-hand with renewables, it is becoming increasingly clear that nuclear power acts as a significant hurdle to energy efficiency investments, the roll-out of renewables and fossil fuel phase-out in three spheres: the EU political debate, energy system planning, and decentralisation.
More on this, in the source
You are totally right saying:
Still, we live in a triple planetary crisis, which includes 3 issues:
Please, do keep in mind that these issues intersect and this is why they need to be tackled in the same time.